eş: come mai ?, in base a che cosa ?, per quale causa ?, per quale motivo?, per quale ragione?, per quale scopo?
köken: Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que.
why, what for, for what reason (introduces a question) · why (for which cause, reason, or purpose; introduces a subordinate clause) · Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por, que, and usage notes
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porque, from Vulgar Latin [Term?]. By surface analysis, por (“for”) + que (“that”). Doublet of porque. Cognate with Spanish por qué, French pourquoi, Italian perché.
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köken: From για (gia, “for”) + τί (tí, “what”). Compare similar constructions in the Romance languages: Italian perché, Spanish por qué, French pourquoi.
köken: A compound of var (“what”) + för, from Old Swedish hvar fore. Compare Norwegian and Danish hvorfor, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.